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Saturday, July 30, 2022

AUGUST @ THE MET



 

 

Met News

 

August 2022

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Immaterial: Max Hollein Reflects on Concrete, the Podcast’s Most Controversial Material

Immaterial: Max Hollein Reflects on Concrete, the Podcast's Most Controversial Material

The Met's director talks Brutalism, the "white cube" gallery, and growing up on construction sites with his father, the architect Hans Hollein. Read now →

 


Immaterial: Jade

Immaterial: Jade

How did a Māori hei tiki find its way halfway across the world to The Met?
Listen now →

 

 

Immaterial: Shells

Immaterial: Shells

Across time and throughout history, we have relied on the trumpet formed by the conch's elegantly spiraled helix to signal to each other across distances farther than our own voices can carry. Listen now →

 

 

Celebrating International Zine Month at Watson Library

Celebrating International Zine Month at Watson Library

This July marks the thirteenth annual International Zine Month! To celebrate, we combed Watson's holdings to highlight some of the over three hundred zines in our growing collection. Read now →

 

 

Spotlight: Color and Meaning in the Ancient World

Spotlight: Color and Meaning in the Ancient World

How does this white marble bust color our understanding of history? Explore now →

 

 

AFPR—Meet The Artists: Chuma Maweni

AFPR—Meet The Artists: Chuma Maweni

For generations, people have met around the kitchen table to share meals, stories, and dreams with one another. Communal gatherings like these are called imbizo in the Xhosa language. Before Yesterday We Could Fly: An Afrofuturist Period Room is currently on view at The Met Fifth Avenue. Watch now →

 

Exhibition Highlights

Michael Lin: Pentachrome

Michael Lin: Pentachrome

UPCOMING

Opens August 15, 2022
The Met Fifth Avenue


Jegi: Korean Ritual Objects

Jegi: Korean Ritual Objects

UPCOMING

Opens August 6, 2022
The Met Fifth Avenue

Kimono Style: The John C. Weber Collection

Kimono Style: The John C. Weber Collection

Through February 20, 2023
The Met Fifth Avenue


Bernd & Hilla Becher

Bernd & Hilla Becher

JUST OPENED

Through November 6, 2022
The Met Fifth Avenue

In America: A Lexicon of Fashion

In America: A Lexicon of Fashion

Through September 5, 2022
The Met Fifth Avenue


The Lightning Testimonies

The Lightning Testimonies

Through November 6, 2022
The Met Fifth Avenue


Chroma: Ancient Sculpture in Color

Chroma: Ancient Sculpture in Color

Through March 26, 2023
The Met Fifth Avenue

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Plan Your Visit

See the Plan Your Visit page for more information about buying tickets in advance. Please note our current opening days and hours for each location.

Free bike valet: On weekends through September 5, 2022, visitors can enjoy a free bicycle valet service located on The Met's Fifth Avenue plaza near 83rd Street, north of The Met's main entrance.

Masks are recommended, but not required. Read our visitor guidelines.

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